Want to help everyday Americans invest and build wealth Financial inequality is increasing and too many people are getting left behind. At Stash we are passionate about democratizing wealth creation through education advice and products that help customers achieve greater financial freedom.
As a key member of theBrokerage Team you will play a pivotal role in managing and enhancing ourCore Banking System. Our system is built usingGo with a robustasynchronous architecture andCockroachDB as the primary database. We are looking for engineers who are eager to tackle challenges in fintech build scalable backend services and contribute to the next generation of banking infrastructure.
What youll do:
- Design develop and maintain backend services for our Core Banking System ensuring performance reliability and scalability.
- Architect and implement robust asynchronous workflows to process banking transactions efficiently.
- Optimize and scale our system as we continue to grow ensuring high availability and security.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including operations and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless experiences.
- Continuously deploy and monitor services in a cloud-based environment.
- Debug test and document code to ensure high-quality software development.
What were looking for:
- 3 - 5 years of professional experience in backend software development.
- Strong proficiency in Go (or deep experience in another backend language with a willingness to learn Go).
- Experience working with event-driven asynchronous architectures.
- Proficiency in working with relational and distributed databases preferably CockroachDB PostgreSQL or similar.
- Hands-on experience building highly scalable fault-tolerant backend services.
- A strong understanding of testing best practices debugging and profiling.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a mindset for continuous improvement.
Gold Stars:
- Experience working with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
- Knowledge of multi-region architectures.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines Terraform and Datadog.
- Experience with Kafka or other messaging queues.
- Understanding of banking or fintech-related systems.
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Our Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion
We proudly celebrate the unique qualities that make you you 365 days a year and not just because its the right thing to do or good for business. We embed the principles and practices of diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) into all that we do to prioritize people a Stash core value and to ensure Stashers of all backgrounds and experiences can be their authentic selves.
We are also proud to be the first and only venture-backed fintech to join the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion and as an Equal Opportunity Employer Stash is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds.
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Helping You Invest in Yourself
- Comprehensive total rewards package comprising compensation (salary and equity) and health care benefits
- Complimentary subscription to Stash account
- Flexible work policy We offer a flexible work environment that blends working from home with in-person collaboration at our NYC office to support productivity and team culture.
- Flexible PTO
- Annual learning and development reimbursement benefit
- Work-from-home equipment stipends; home internet subsidy
- Paid Parental Leave (offerings for birth giving and non-birth giving parents) Primary & Secondary
- Enhanced health and wellness benefits through One Medical Gympass and Maven Health
External Recognition for Stash
- Benzingas 2023 Best Brokerage for Beginners and Best Robo-Advisor Awards
- Qorus-Accentures 2023 Banking Innovation Awards
- USA Today and Statistas 2023 Top 500 Best Financial Advisory Firms
- Comparablys Best Company Awards: Best Places to Work Best Company Outlook and Best Engineering Team for Diversity Women Culture and more! (2023)
- Fintech Breakthrough Award: Best Personal Finance App (2023)
- BuiltIns Best Places to Work ()
- Forbes Fintech 50 ()
- Best Digital Bank Finovate Awards (2020)
- Tearsheet Challenge Awards Best Banking Card Product - Stock-Back Card 2020
- LendIt Fintech Innovator of the Year ()
Salary Range: $113923 - $170884
The base salary range represents the reasonably anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors such as the candidates qualifications skills experience and competencies as well as internal equity and alignment with market data for companies of our size and industry.
**No recruiters please**